Canes Venatici (CVn, the Hunting Dogs) is an inconspicuous consellation introduced by Johannes Hevelius in 1690, nestling beneath the tail of Ursa Major. It represents the dogs Asterion and Chara, held on a leash by Boötes as the attack the Great Bear. The brightest star is Cor Caroli, named by Edmund Halley in memory of the king Charles I, King of England, or his son, Charles II.

Boötes is also well displayed here but is seen in more detail and described on its dedicated page